Japan Synopsis
宇宙怪獣ガメラ
“A titanic struggle for supremacy as starship Zanon invades the planet Earth!”
As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera, who might have to give the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the alien invader.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera: Super Monster. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Science Fiction + Family in Japan
53 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera: Super Monster itself).
The 1979–1981 Japan Window
In the crowded 1979-1981 Japan release window, Gamera: Super Monster sits at #54 of 65. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Gamera: Super Monster premiered in 1980 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 17 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 280 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Japan films in 1980.
The 531st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 59% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera: Super Monster, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- supernatural creature · 5
- stock footage · 2
- aliens · 2
- monsters · 2
- giant creature · 1
- legendary creature · 1
- children centered plot · 1
- alien invasion · 24
- creature · 14
- turtle · 13
- youth · 13
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- legend · 10
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- superhero · 80
- kaiju · 77
- family · 74
- giant monster · 64
- alien · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,152 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #478 of 566 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | March 20, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0081675 |